IAS 38 'Intangible assets'

Severn Trent Period End 31 March 2011

Submitted by davids on Thu, 2012-01-12 10:42
Severn Trent plc Annual Report 2011
CR Monitor Issue: 
2012/0103
Company covered: 
Severn Trent Plc
Period End: 
31 March 2011
Report issued on 12 January 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Assets transfered from customers recognised at fair value on IFRIC 18 adoption.
Change
Maturity analysis dropped from financial instrument fair value against book value breakdown.
Change
Disclosure of development expenditure capitalisation criteria expanded.

Rentokil Initial plc Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Wed, 2011-12-21 13:46
Rentokil Initial plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1215
Company covered: 
Rentokil Initial plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 21 December 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Change
Significant goodwill impairments on prior year acquisitions attributed to dampened cash flow forecasts.
Change
Change of pension inflation measure leads to income statement gain.
Change
"One-off items" disclosed on line of income statement and excluded from adjusted earnings per share.
Change
Brands disaggregated as separate class of intangible asset in table.

Alfa Laval AB Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by YWang on Thu, 2011-09-29 10:39
Alfa Laval AB Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0912
Company covered: 
Alfa Laval AB
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 29 September 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Improvement in disclosure of intangible assets other than goodwill by class.
Change
Quantitative disclosures about financial covenants and outcomes provided.
Change
More detailed disaggregation of auditors' fees.
Change
Summarised financial information of joint ventures disclosed.

Commerzbank AG Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by YWang on Tue, 2011-08-16 09:30
Company Name Annual Report Year
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0811
Company covered: 
Commerzbank AG
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 16 August 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Change
Financial statements lines revised to follow the requirements under IFRS.
Change
Reporting structure for net interest income of a subsidiary aligned with own structure.
Change
Correction of prior year errors in reporting financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss as being measured at amortised cost.
Change
Time bands used in maturity analysis of the nominal values of derivatives harmonised with those elsewhere.
Change
"More precise details" of remuneration to managing directors provided including share-based payments.
Change
Brand names and customer relationships now shown separately within intangible assets.

Novozymes A/S Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by YWang on Fri, 2011-06-24 10:55
Novozymes A/S Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/0613
Company covered: 
Novozymes A/S
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 24 June 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Impairments recorded against know-how intangible assets and empty buildings.
Change
Useful lives of several know-how intangible assets reassessed and reduced.
Change
Improved disclosure of management remuneration.

Euromoney Institutional Investor plc Period End 30 September 2010

Submitted by Alisdair on Tue, 2011-02-22 08:04
Euromoney Institutional Investor Annual Report 2010
High currency sensitivity results from derivatives forward contracts with high nominal value
UK financial publisher Euromoney Institutional Investor reduces the comparative amounts of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in US dollars and increases the comparative effect on equity of a 10% change in the US dollar against sterling to almost half of the net monetary assets, but only inquiry to the company elicits an explanation.

JD Wetherspoon plc Period End 25 July 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Tue, 2010-10-26 14:21
JD Wetherspoon plc Annual Report 2010
£15 million tax refund recognised as a liability
UK pub company JD Wetherspoon recognises a £15 million VAT refund as a liability as, depending on the outcome of an appeal to the European Court of Justice, it could be repaid to the tax authorities.